Worcestershire beat Kent by an innings

TL;DR

Worcestershire defeated Kent by an innings in the Rothesay County Championship, with Tom Taylor taking 5 wickets for 56 runs. Kent scored 196 and 249, while Worcestershire amassed 447 runs.

Key points

Worcestershire beat Kent by an innings
Tom Taylor took 5 wickets for 56 runs
Kent scored 196 and 249 runs
Worcestershire scored 447 runs
Match played in Rothesay County Championship, Division Two

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Worcestershire seamer Tom Taylor has taken 14 wickets this season [Getty Images]

Rothesay County Championship, Division Two, Visit Worcestershire New Road, Worcester (day three)

Kent 196 & 249: Benjamin 77; Taylor 5-56

Worcestershire 447: D'Oliveira 90; Milnes 4-81

Worcestershire (23 pts) beat Kent (2 pts) by an innings and two runs

Match scorecard

Worcestershire completed an innings-and-two-run demolition of Kent on the third day of their County Championship fixture at New Road.

Brett D'Oliveira's side followed up an impressive win over Middlesex at Lord's with another strong performance to see off a Kent side which was second-best in all departments and remains without a win after three games.

After Worcestershire's first innings ended at 447 in the first over of the day, Kent were bowled out second time round for 249.

Seventh-wicket pair Chris Benjamin (77) and Keith Dudgeon (41) added 71 but none of the top six passed 31, three of them swept away by Tom Taylor who finished with 5-56.

Worcestershire resumed on the third morning on 441-9 and added just six runs before Olly Hannon-Dalby was bowled by Matt Parkinson.

That left Kent needing to find 251 to avoid an innings defeat and effectively to bat for the best part of two days. Their hopes of doing so soon evaporated with the loss of four wickets in 17 overs.

Taylor took the first three in a sizzling opening spell of 7-1-27-3. Ben Dawkins, a substitute for Ben Compton who has a dislocated finger, edged to Ethan Brookes at second slip.

Sam Northeast nicked to wicketkeeper Gareth Roderick and Tawanda Muyeye was lbw playing across the line.

Zak Crawley, having been dropped on eight by Taylor at mid-on off Hannon-Dalby, collected 31 from 57 balls but then drove at a wide ball from Beyers Swanepoel and inside-edged to Roderick.

Daniel Bell-Drummond (30) and Joey Evison added 36 up to lunch but the interval merely delayed Kent's implosion. Bell-Drummond fell lbw to the second ball of the afternoon, a Hannon-Dalby in-ducker.

Q&A

What were the final scores in the Worcestershire vs Kent match?

Worcestershire scored 447 runs, while Kent scored 196 and 249 runs.

Who was the standout bowler in the Worcestershire vs Kent match?

Tom Taylor was the standout bowler, taking 5 wickets for 56 runs.

What is Tom Taylor's wicket tally for the season?

Tom Taylor has taken 14 wickets this season.